it4whiskey podcast

EP64 - Trying Times: Balancing Work & Life

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Trying Times: We had to take a short break due to some trying times… join this heart-to-heart conversation to catch up on the last couple of month...

EP63 - HR INSIGHTS: The Employee Experience

25 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Are you wondering if your employees are happy with their current working experience? Or are you looking for ways to improve their work-life balance? J...

EP62 - Business Health Check

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Summer is over and before we know it, 2022 will be gone too. But with all the changes we have seen this year, it is a good time to ask ourselves "How ...

EP61 - Dealing with Failure

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we discuss a challenging topic: Dealing with Failure. We know it is never easy, but let's start this conversation and talk about thes...

EP60 - Service Agreements

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How well is your MSP protected? Are you using legal agreements to ensure you are not vulnerable? In Episode 60, we explore different Service Agre...

EP59 - Talking Business with Ted Garner

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we Talk Business with Ted Garner, and you're in for a great story! As a veteran in the Industry, Ted shares the key points he learned...

EP58 - Internal Conversations

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"Internal conversations" is all about the conversations with our team to better our company. Every business owner should value the individuals who hel...

EP57- Slow Growth: How to Overcome it?

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Are you still trying to catch up to your previous business speed? Are you looking for ways to reboot and speed up the sales cycle? Listen to our lates...

EP56 - 2022 PREDICTIONS

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

New Year, New Predictions! Looks like this episode has become a tradition now! And we are excited to share predictions not only for the year or the ...

EP55 - IT4Whiskey Games: Christmas Edition

24 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are you ready for Christmas? Let us join you today! Our festive episode "The IT4Whiskey Games: Christmas Edition" is up! Enjoy the season with your ...

EP54 - Gender Equality with Tracy Fisher

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Channel has been changing: Have you changed with it? In Ep54, we shared our microphones with Tracy Fisher, a very relevant woman in the channel...

EP53 - How Do You Grow Beyond Your Local Area?

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Wondering what it takes to bring your business out of your city limits? This is a common question in our community and for a lot of companies, it repr...

EP52 - ISO/IEC 27001: Why is it relevant to you?

15 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are you addressing the right certifications to keep threats in your business at bay? In this episode, we talk about the importance of audits and certi...

EP51 - What's your plan: hybrid, remote or back to the office?

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is your business going back to the office... ever? What's the next step to keep employees safe and comfortable while staying engaged with the business...

EP50 - What is your exit strategy?

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are you looking to buy or sell an MSP? In this episode, we navigate the map of planning the right strategies to secure the deal while maintaining the ...

EP49 - Cut The Cord

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When should a customer no longer be a customer? When should we let go a customer? When is or isn't a customer right?. In this new normal, let's talk a...

EP48 - Signs that your business needs an MSP

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wondered how you could position yourself as an MSP? How you tell you potential customers that they need an MSP? Struggling to sell? Need ideas? L...

EP47 - Everyone Makes Mistakes

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss few of the worst moments in our business history. How we overcame, overcome and became what we are now. Thinking that your ...

EP46 - Mental Health

10 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we discuss mental health of the employees and owners at an MSP. Every business is tough to run or to be in, but we need to have that b...

EP45 - Approaching Clients with Chris Stock

20 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we have a special guest: Chris Stock, Infinite IT's CIO. We dive into acquiring new account and maintaining customers. How and why to ...

EP44 - New Year New Predictions

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy new year! First episode of 2021. New year new predictions. New book. New chapter. What's coming down this year?. How is your business adjusting ...

EP43 - How to Juggle Family, Kids and Business with Special Guest Nichole Hickman

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we have a special guest. Craig's wife, Nichole Hickman. Really Interesting and amazing conversation about how work, home, family, kids...

E42 - The Rants

18 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we are shifting the conversation a little. Let's rant!! What's up with Kale? - What are some of the rants that we have as MSP owners?...

EP41 - Contracts and Account Management

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Need some ideas to keep or improve your relationships with your customers?. Struggling with contract management and maintaining customers?. What about...

EP40 - Pricing Packages

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wondering how to establish price for your MSP services and products? Price yourself properly? Doubts about pricing models and which ones are common ou...

EP39 - Working after Corona Virus

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How do you transition your business from pandemic to normality? How to predict the unpredictable? What to provide your staff members in order for them...

EP38 - And we are back!

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How are you and your business doing during these times? Issues? Improvements? How's your team? We MSP are lucky to be in this industry and we should a...

EP37 - How to survive during a Pandemic

03 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode the guys tackle how to survive the pandemic, helping others, silver linings, karma, funding, marketing, new drinks and what a...

EP36 - To be or not to be flexible, that is the question

06 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To be or not to be flexible, that is the question.. the guys tackle this in episode 36. What does it mean to you and your business to be flexible duri...

EP35 - Surviving week 8, now what?

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In these week’s episode the guys have a guest: Todd Gates from HCS, he’s asking some important questions about what to do with this “new normal”...

EP34- CoronaVirus COVID-19 Special

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello all! A new episode out! we are talking about how Covid-19 has changed how we do buisiness. How it has affected diffrent industries/clients and W...

EP33 - Live at Xchange 2020 with Matt Solomon

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wondered how Cyber Security is affecting the MSP industry? How do you tackle this and many other MSP issues in this fast growing market. Listen t...

EP32 - Money, Money, Money

28 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wondered how you get banks to lend you money? Did you know that on average small businesses will try and get money from a bank when they need it ...

EP31- Sales and Mayron not knowing the golden rule of pre-broadcasting

05 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 31 is live! In this episode you’ll get great sales advice on making sure you and your prospect client will make a great team! Tune in now! ...

EP 30 - 2020 Outlook / Predictions and more...

30 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in to our latest episode! We talk about the IT outlook in 2020, some predictions and the need to evolve as a business (again).. Mayron low key ...

EP 29- Outsourcing

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for our latest episode! In this installment, we talk all about outsourcing. As MSPs, outsourcing is a core part of each of our businesses, and...

EP 28- Interview with SabinoCompTech's Founder Nancy Sabino

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nancy Sabino of SabinoCompTech starts out the episode for us, and we can just say there were plenty of laughs, and definitely a lot of encouragement a...

EP 27 - Lets Read Some Books!

20 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we get into a GREAT discussion on books we have read and recommend. We go through a variety of titles and why we chose them and what w...

EP 26 - Interview with 3rd Element’s Founder: Dawn Sizer

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This episode we interview very special guest, Dawn Sizer, owner of 3rd Element! She shares with us her perspective on ownership, what challenges she h...

EP25 - Why Credit Cards?

23 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we get into a great discussion on credit cards! Pros and cons of why we chose to accept them. The perks of having company credit cards...

EP24 - The Daily Top 3!

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we shake things up starting backwards with whiskey before IT! On the IT side, we discuss what the very top three things are that we c...